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A review by _askthebookbug
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
5.0
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"Hate is loud, but I think you'll learn it's because it's only a few people shouting, desperate to be heard. You might not ever be able to change their minds, but so long as your remember you're not alone, you will overcome." - TJ Klune
There are few books that fills you up with warmth and sunshine making you feel all fuzzy and gooey. The House in the Cerulean Sea is one such novel. Now more than ever, we need goodness around us. Someone to tell us not to lose hope and to keep believing in ourselves irrespective of what others have to say. TJ Klune, through the characters does exactly that. He makes you want to love and be loved, to accept oneself without any judgement and this is what makes this book a winner. The protagonist, Linus Baker is full of self-doubt and is accepting to settle in a loveless life because he feels unworthy of it. But little does he know that he'll meet someone who forces him to open his eyes for the very first time. Surrounded by blinding beauty in the Cerulean Sea, Linus finds his way back to life.
Baker is a caseworker in Department in Charge of Magical Youths (DICOMY) and lives a mundane life. He detests his weight, his inability to make friends and dreams of seeing an ocean/sea. When given an unexpected task of visiting an orphanage to evaluate it's condition and that of the magical children, he is dazed for being selected for the job. Being a stiff man and a stickler of rules, Linus is overwhelmed by the children he meets at the orphanage. He gradually unwinds and enjoys the little things that the island and its people have to offer. And then there's the master of the orphanage who thaws through Baker's heart. Arthur is unlike anyone Baker has ever met and is drawn to him like a magnet. This part is what I enjoyed the most. Arthur making Baker see how precious he really is. All sense of doubt and uncertainty vanishes from Baker's mind.
There's so much to love about this story. It oozes positivity and hope. The story and it's characters are deliciously warm. Please do read it.
I read this for @btp.bookclub
5/5.
"Hate is loud, but I think you'll learn it's because it's only a few people shouting, desperate to be heard. You might not ever be able to change their minds, but so long as your remember you're not alone, you will overcome." - TJ Klune
There are few books that fills you up with warmth and sunshine making you feel all fuzzy and gooey. The House in the Cerulean Sea is one such novel. Now more than ever, we need goodness around us. Someone to tell us not to lose hope and to keep believing in ourselves irrespective of what others have to say. TJ Klune, through the characters does exactly that. He makes you want to love and be loved, to accept oneself without any judgement and this is what makes this book a winner. The protagonist, Linus Baker is full of self-doubt and is accepting to settle in a loveless life because he feels unworthy of it. But little does he know that he'll meet someone who forces him to open his eyes for the very first time. Surrounded by blinding beauty in the Cerulean Sea, Linus finds his way back to life.
Baker is a caseworker in Department in Charge of Magical Youths (DICOMY) and lives a mundane life. He detests his weight, his inability to make friends and dreams of seeing an ocean/sea. When given an unexpected task of visiting an orphanage to evaluate it's condition and that of the magical children, he is dazed for being selected for the job. Being a stiff man and a stickler of rules, Linus is overwhelmed by the children he meets at the orphanage. He gradually unwinds and enjoys the little things that the island and its people have to offer. And then there's the master of the orphanage who thaws through Baker's heart. Arthur is unlike anyone Baker has ever met and is drawn to him like a magnet. This part is what I enjoyed the most. Arthur making Baker see how precious he really is. All sense of doubt and uncertainty vanishes from Baker's mind.
There's so much to love about this story. It oozes positivity and hope. The story and it's characters are deliciously warm. Please do read it.
I read this for @btp.bookclub
5/5.